The most recent press release, "Rhinelander Man Sentenced to 100 Months for Possessing Stolen Ammunition," was submitted on Nov. 30, 2021.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published 122 press releases the month before, marking a 10 percent increase for the current month.
The Agency investigates and prevents crimes involving the unlawful use, manufacture and possession of firearms and explosives, arson and bombings and illegal trafficking or manufacture of alcohol and tobacco products.
Gun regulations and enforcement in the US has been criticized for being lax and uncoordinated, allowing for many unregulated guns to circulate.
Press releases by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in November 2021
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Rhinelander Man Sentenced to 100 Months for Possessing Stolen Ammunition | 11/30/2021 |
| Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 11/30/2021 |
| Maple Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Arson | 11/30/2021 |
| New York Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Possessing Firearm as Previously Convicted Felon | 11/30/2021 |
| Colorado Man Sentenced to More Than 9 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting ATF Special Agent | 11/30/2021 |
| Man Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice and Violations of Federal Firearms and Narcotics Laws | 11/30/2021 |
| Judge Sentences Former Southwest Airlines Employee for Stealing Firearms | 11/30/2021 |
| Pass Christian Man Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 11/30/2021 |
| Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for His Role in Gas Station Shooting | 11/30/2021 |
| Frankfort Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Child Pornography, Firearm, and Explosive Offenses | 11/30/2021 |
| Upper Marlboro Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy | 11/30/2021 |
| Cumberland County Man Admits Participating in Straw Purchases to Obtain Firearms | 11/29/2021 |
| Lexington Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges | 11/29/2021 |
| Informational: Federal Court Arraignments | 11/24/2021 |
| Essex County Felon Admits Possessing Firearm and Ammunition | 11/23/2021 |
| Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Possession of Machinegun | 11/23/2021 |
| Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Carjacking and Weapons Violation | 11/23/2021 |
| Boulder Man Admits Firearms Crimes Stemming From Gun Sales at Helena Pawn Shop | 11/23/2021 |
| Toledo Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Improvised Explosive Device | 11/23/2021 |
| Two Metro East Men Sentenced for Robbing Marijuana Dealer and Shooting Witness | 11/23/2021 |
| Northwest Arkansas Group Sentenced to 141 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking | 11/22/2021 |
| Indiana Man Sentenced for Armed Pharmacy Robbery | 11/22/2021 |
| Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to Nine Years for Unlawful Possession of Firearm | 11/22/2021 |
| California Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine in Northeastern Oklahoma | 11/22/2021 |
| Passaic County Man Charged with Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking | 11/19/2021 |
| Savannah Man Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence for Illegal Firearms Possession | 11/19/2021 |
| Sharpsburg Man Facing Federal Indictment for Illegal Possession of Firearms, Including a Machinegun | 11/19/2021 |
| Chisago County Felon Sentenced to 175 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Methamphetamine Trafficking | 11/19/2021 |
| Gang Member Admits Role in Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting | 11/19/2021 |
| Jackson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime | 11/19/2021 |
| Canton Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking | 11/19/2021 |
| Lafourche Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charges | 11/19/2021 |
| Taylor County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Charge | 11/19/2021 |
| Columbus Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Setting Up Fake Online Sales To Lure Victims, Steal Their Money and Shoot Them | 11/19/2021 |
| South Bend Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison | 11/19/2021 |
| Federal Jury Convicts Wyandotte Man for Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy | 11/19/2021 |
| Moss Point Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Offense | 11/18/2021 |
| Two Aryan Circle Gang Leaders Convicted on Racketeering Charges | 11/18/2021 |
| Mission Man Indicted on Firearm Charges | 11/18/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 11/18/2021 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Prison | 11/18/2021 |
| Judge Sentences St. Louis Man to Life in Prison for Fatal Carjacking | 11/18/2021 |
| Two Aryan Circle Gang Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Charges in Beaumont Federal Trial | 11/18/2021 |
| Tallahassee Doctor Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Performing Unnecessary Surgical Procedures on Patients and Defrauding Health Insurance Providers of $29 Million | 11/18/2021 |
| Charlotte Man Is Sentenced to Prison for Firearms Offense | 11/17/2021 |
| Man Convicted of Kidnapping, Interstate Domestic Violence and Firearms Charges Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison | 11/17/2021 |
| Ohio Man Sentenced to 110 Months in Prison | 11/17/2021 |
| Grand Jury Returns Indictments | 11/17/2021 |
| ATF National Firearms Examiner Academy Graduates the 20th Class of Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees | 11/17/2021 |
| Carlsbad Trio Facing Life in Prison Following Trial for Carjacking Resulting in Death | 11/17/2021 |
| Former KC Man, Linked to Homicide and Pawn Shop Burglary, Sentenced to 16 Years for Drug Trafficking, 52 Illegal Firearms | 11/16/2021 |
| Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Possessing With Intent to Distribute Narcotics | 11/16/2021 |
| Aurora Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearms | 11/16/2021 |
| Okreek Man Indicted for Second Degree Murder and Using a Firearm During Crime of Violence | 11/16/2021 |
| Baltimore Woman Admits Assisting the Murder of a Woman and Her Seven-Year-Old Son During a 2015 Drug-Related Robbery | 11/16/2021 |
| Fort Worth Jury Convicts Whitt Drug Trafficker | 11/16/2021 |
| Two Mexican Natives Sentenced for Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin in the Central Valley | 11/15/2021 |
| KC Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearms | 11/15/2021 |
| Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 11/12/2021 |
| Yankton Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Robbery | 11/12/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm | 11/12/2021 |
| White River Man Indicted for Arson | 11/12/2021 |
| Shreveport Man With Lengthy Criminal History Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms | 11/12/2021 |
| Santa Barbara Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison | 11/12/2021 |
| Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Two Banks and Minneapolis Apparel Store | 11/11/2021 |
| Man From Albuquerque Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Armed Robberies | 11/10/2021 |
| Newark Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Firearms Violations Including Illegal Possession of Machinegun | 11/10/2021 |
| Passaic County Man Admits Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition | 11/10/2021 |
| Mauston Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Distributing Methamphetamine | 11/10/2021 |
| Georgia Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Drug Distribution | 11/10/2021 |
| Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Firearms Parts Through Arkansas to Mexico | 11/09/2021 |
| Wadesboro, N.C. Man Is Sentenced to More Than Eight Years for Federal Firearms Offense | 11/09/2021 |
| Philadelphia Woman Convicted at Trial of Straw Purchasing Firearms in Bucks County for Her Boyfriend | 11/09/2021 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison | 11/09/2021 |
| Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Street Gang Leader of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders | 11/09/2021 |
| Twenty-one Facing Multiple Drug and Firearms Charges | 11/09/2021 |
| Ham Lake Felon Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution, Firearms Violations | 11/09/2021 |
| Connecticut Man Sentenced for Stolen Firearms Offenses and Making False Statements | 11/08/2021 |
| Waterbury Man Sentenced to 82 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses | 11/08/2021 |
| Former California Resident Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the State of California of Over $10 Million in Tax Revenue | 11/08/2021 |
| Boston Man Sentenced for Firearm and Ammunition Offenses | 11/08/2021 |
| Rock Island Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon | 11/08/2021 |
| Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun on Chicago Street | 11/08/2021 |
| Champaign Woman Convicted of Providing a Firearm to a Felon | 11/08/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Ammunition | 11/08/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Firearm | 11/08/2021 |
| New Mexico Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge | 11/08/2021 |
| Bogalusa Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act | 11/05/2021 |
| South Carolina Couple Charged With Illegally Trafficking Firearms Into New Jersey | 11/05/2021 |
| Kentucky Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Case | 11/05/2021 |
| 11 Central Ohio Men Convicted of Conspiring to Illegally Smuggle Hundreds of Guns to Canada for Profit | 11/05/2021 |
| New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Offense | 11/05/2021 |
| Crackdown on Illegal Firearms Possession and Trafficking Executed by Federal and State Law Enforcement in South Bay Cities | 11/05/2021 |
| Vallejo Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 11/04/2021 |
| El Paso Man Sentenced for Firearms Violation | 11/04/2021 |
| New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violations of Federal Firearms and Narcotics Laws | 11/04/2021 |
| Judge Sentences Cape Girardeau Man to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm | 11/04/2021 |
| Hudson County Man Admits Illegal Firearm Possession | 11/04/2021 |
| Jury Convicts Wise County Man of Trafficking Methamphetamine From Atlanta Into Southwest Virginia | 11/04/2021 |
| Alexandria Man Convicted of Armed Fentanyl Trafficking | 11/04/2021 |
| Jefferson Davis County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 11/04/2021 |
| St. Louis Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 11/04/2021 |
| Man Who Pointed Apparent Firearm at Police Officer Charged With Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm | 11/04/2021 |
| New Bedford Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition | 11/04/2021 |
| Maplewood Felon Indicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 11/04/2021 |
| Motorcycle Club President Involved in Shootout Sentenced to 7 Years for Gun Crime | 11/04/2021 |
| Marion County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Bombmaking Instructions | 11/04/2021 |
| Man Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Straw Purchasing Handguns in Chicago Suburbs | 11/03/2021 |
| Long Island Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Plus 84 Years for Murder, Multiple Home Invasion Robberies and Unlawful Use of Firearms | 11/03/2021 |
| 36-Time Felon Sentenced to Prison After Assaulting Woman With Sawed-Off Shotgun | 11/03/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced for Possession of Loaded Sawed-Off Shotgun | 11/03/2021 |
| Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Two Armed Robberies | 11/03/2021 |
| Sacramento Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms | 11/03/2021 |
| Passaic County Man Admits Illegal Firearm Possession | 11/03/2021 |
| Jackson Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon | 11/03/2021 |
| Jackson Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon | 11/03/2021 |
| Horse Cave Man Sentenced for Stealing Firearms From Employer | 11/03/2021 |
| El Paso Man Indicted on Drug and Firearm Charges | 11/03/2021 |
| Hot Springs Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy | 11/03/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Sentenced to Five Years on Firearm Charge | 11/03/2021 |
| Little Eagle Man Sentenced to Three Years on Firearm Charge | 11/03/2021 |
| Oklahoma City Man Sentenced To Serve a Decade in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession | 11/02/2021 |
| “11 Hunnit” Gang Member Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison | 11/02/2021 |
| South Bend Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison | 11/02/2021 |
| Detroit Lakes Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Convenience Store on the White Earth Indian Reservation | 11/02/2021 |
| Mexican National Charged with Possessing Firearms, Methamphetamine in Checked Luggage at MSP Airport | 11/02/2021 |
| Porcupine Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Carjacking and Firearm Charge | 11/02/2021 |
| Minnesota Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm | 11/02/2021 |
| Omaha Man Sentenced as Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 11/02/2021 |
| La Crosse Man Charged with Distributing Methamphetamine | 11/01/2021 |
| Leaders of Violent Chicago Street Gang and Several Members and Associates Charged in Federal Racketeering Indictment | 11/01/2021 |
| Federal Jury Takes Less Than an Hour To Convict Hazelwood Man on Drug and Firearms Charges | 11/01/2021 |
| Union County Man Admits Illegal Possession of Ammunition | 11/01/2021 |
| Federal Jury Convicts Minneapolis Felon of Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 11/01/2021 |
| Midvale Man Sentenced for Arson of West Valley City Apartment Building | 11/01/2021 |
